A letter from… Vanuatu, South Pacific

26/06/2015 | Reform

Ashley Arthur reports after a cyclone hits Vanuatu, South Pacific

I live in a village called Siuiri, on the northern coast of Efate island in Vanuatu, and I’m studying for a certificate in disaster risk reduction with an organisation called … Read More

Christian Activist: Dear prime minister

26/06/2015 | Reform

What happened when Mike Walsh wrote to David Cameron

“Writing the letter was one of the hardest things
 I’ve ever done, and may have lost me friends”

However you used your vote on 7 May, I suspect the result was … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Solace in Orkney

26/06/2015 | Reform

Sheila Maxey finds solace in Orkney

As I write, my husband Kees and I are in Orkney on holiday. Our cottage in the little fishing town of Stromness has a huge bay window, so, from first thing in the morning, … Read More

Niall Cooper Taking sides

26/06/2015 | Reform

There’s more to society than saints and sinners

Are you on the side of saints or sinners? Are you for the “hardworking families” or the “benefit cheats”? You might think that the answer is obvious, but is the world really … Read More

A letter from… earthquake zone, Nepal

26/05/2015 | Reform

The building around me began to sway as I sat at my desk working. At first it was gentle, but then it grew more violent. I ran to the bathroom and threw myself on the floor. Dust and plaster from … Read More

Chapter & verse: Mark 4:35-41

26/05/2015 | Reform

“Heaving water topples them into the terrifying dark. All is lost. Almost”

I paint. And I have a growing series of paintings of Bible stories seen from the air, inspired by the breathtaking photographs we so often see. Whole cities … Read More